CENTRAL 


Mining  District 


JAMESTOWN, 

Boulder  County.    -   -  ;.ORArx). 


A  Concise  Description  of  the  Mines  of  This  Disti^ict, 

WITH  A  Detailed  Account  of  Each  ov  tui: 

More  Valuable  Properties. 


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DENVER: 
Times  Printing  House, 

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University  of  California  •  Berkeley 


Central  Mining  District. 


To  THE  Public: 

The  miners  of  Central  District,  Boulder  County,  Col- 
orado, would  respectfully  ask  your  careful  perusal  of  this 
pamphlet,  guaranteeing  it  will  repay  '  c;^  for  so  doing,  by — 
if  you  are  interested  in  viewing  Rotky  Mountain  scenery 
— informing  you  of  the  cheapest  and  shortest  route  from 
Denver  to  witness  it  in  detail;  or,  should  you  be  interested 
in  the  subject  of  mining,  showing  you  properties  of  grerter 
or  less  value,  and  opportunities  of  legitimate  investnl&nt 
unequalled  in  the  State.  The  citizens  of  our  district  are  all 
acting  in  harmony  for  honest  realizations,  and  the  visitor 
may  be  assured  he  will  not  be  annoyed  or  harassed  by 
mining  sharks.  However,  should  he  come  as  tourist,  in- 
vestor or  emigrant,  he  is  assured  a  hearty  welcome.  The 
following  are  a  few  of  the  advantages  of  the  district : 

1.  The  district  produces  the  richest  gold  and  silver 
ore  found  in  the  world ;  ores  worth  as  high  as  ;^200,ooo 
per  ton. 

2.  The  veins  are  true  fissures,  producing  all  the  dif- 
ferent varieties  of  gold  and  silver  ores,  free  milling,  smelt- 
ing and  concentrating,  carrying  gold,  silver,  iron,  copper 
and  lead. 

,.  3.  The  district  lies  nearer  to  Denver  than  any  other 
mining  district,  a  pleasant  ride  by  rail  and  carriage  of  only 
four  hours,  bringing  the  visitor  to  the  heart  of  the  mining 
settlement. 


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4-  The  district  is  accessible  at  all  times  of  the  year, 
and  mining  can  be  prosecuted  during  the  winter  months 
even  with  more  advantages  than  during  the  summer. 

5.  As  a  place  of  residence,  no  mountain  district  could 
surpass.  Water  power  and  timber  for  mining  purposes  is 
abundant,  and  smelting  works  have  been  in  successful  op- 
eration within  from  six  to  fifteen  miles  of  the  mines  for  the 
last  seven  years. 

DIRECTIONS. 

Jamestown  and  Springdale  are  the  principal  mining 
camps  of  the  district. 

To  visit  either,  the  tourist  should  take  the  train  of  the 
Colorado  Central  jc-ylroad,  ieaving  the  Union  Depot  at 
Denver  at  7:10  a.  m.  'bV,  8  p.  m.,  purchasing  ticket  for  Boul- 
der, which  is  reached  after  a  pleasant  ride  of  two  and  one 
half  hours.  Boulder  is  a  neat,  pretty  city  of  about  5,000 
inhabitants,  the  majority  of  the  citizens  being  cultured  and  Jt^ 
refined,  of  considerable  wealth,  and  mostly  former  residents  ^''^' 
of  eastern  cities. 

The  city  is  situated  at  the  mouth  of  Boulder  Canon, 
one  of  the  noted  entrances  to  the  mountains. 

At  Boulder  is  situated  the  State  University  of  Colo- 
rado, and  the  public  schools  are  noted  for  their  efficient 
management  and  high  grade  of  instruction. 

The  fare  from  Denver  to  Boulder,  regular  rates,  is 
^2.30,  but  will  probably  be  reduced  during  the  Exposition. 

At  Boulder  the  tourist  can  take  stage  to  Springdale 
and  Jamestown,  or,  should  he  prefer,  can  hire  at  any  livery 
stable  in  Boulder  a  good  buggy  and  safe  mountain  team 
for  a  period  of  twenty-four  hours  at  a  cost  of  ^5. 

Leaving  Boulder,  he  enters  the  foot-hills,  and  over  a 
well  graded  road  trots  to  the  summit,  where  he  is  surprised 
by  a  grand  view  of  the  plains,  looking  like  a  vast  sea 
spread  at  his  feet,  with  the  town  of  Longmont,  fifteen 
miles  distant,  appearing  as  only  five  miles  away.     Hardly 


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noticing  the  change,  he  has  entered  the  canon,  and  the 
roar  of  Left  Hand  creek  suddenly  causes  him  to  realize 
that  he  is  hemmed  in  by  mountains  on  either  hand. 

A  ride  of  three-quarters  of  an  hour  brings  him  to 
Springdale,  where  he  finds  a  commodious  hotel  and  the 
famous  Seltzer  Springs.  These  springs  alone  will  repay 
him  for  his  visit,  they  resembling  so  closely  the  Seltzer 
Springs  of  Germany  that  experts  have  been  unable  to  de- 
tect by  taste  the  one  from  the  other.  For  dyspeptics,  the 
water  of  these  springs  will  generally  effect  a  perfect  cure, 
unless  the  patient  has  a  complication  of  other  diseases. 
For  rheumatism  the  same  can  be  said,  the  only  difference 
in  treatment  being  that  the  wa£er  is  applied  in  the  shape  of 
warm  baths.  Good  simple  board  c  .:*4be  obtained  here  at 
;$io  per  week,  or  for  transient  $2.^(^  per  day.  Here  are 
situated  some  of  the  famous  telluride  mines. 

One  and  one  half  miles  above  is  Jamestown,  the  prin- 
cipal town  of  the  district.  Jamestown  is  situated  on  a  flat 
about  one  half  mile  in  width,  surrounded  by  the  mountains. 
It  is  a  town  of  about  200  inhabitants,  containing  three 
general  stores,  post  office,  one  blacksmith  shop,  one  hotel, 
two  saloons,  one  mining  brokerage  office,  one  assay  office, 
one  saw  mill,  and  one  church.  It  also  contains  one  con- 
centrating mill,  operating  Frue  Vanners,  one  roasting  and 
amalgamating  mill,  capable  of  treating  twenty  tons  of  ore 
per  day,  and  two  mills  operating  the  Robinson  process, 
each  with  a  capacity  of  twenty-four  tons  per  day. 

There  are  also  two  free  gold  mills ;  one,  the  Golden 
Age,  operating  twenty-five  stamps,  the  other  operating 
but  six. 

The  town  has  just  agreed  to  sell  to  the  Crocker  Pro- 
cess and  Reduction  Company  a  mill  site  on  which  they  in- 
tend to  erect  one  of  the  largest  works  in  the  county. 

James  Creek,  a  fine  stream  of  pure  mountain  water, 
flows  directly  through  the  town,  and  the  water  it  affords  is 


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sufficient  to  run  a  dozen  or  more  mills,  besides  supplying 
all  necessary  for  town  purposes. 

The  town  is  noted  for  its  absence  from  drunken  brawls, 
gambling  and  other  ordinary  evils  of  mining  camps,  the 
citizens  having  come  to  stay,  and  their  time  being  fully  oc- 
cupied in  the  development  of  their  mining  properties. 

The  mail  now  leaves  tri-weekly,  the  stage,  however, 
running  to  Boulder  and  back  daily.  The  citizens  have 
petitioned  for  a  daily  mail  and  expect  it  will  be  ordered 
carried  by  August  15th.  The  climate  is  moderate,  sojourn- 
ers not  suffering  extreme  heat  during  the  summer  months, 
or  intense  cold  during  the  winter,  snow  seldom  lying  on 
the  ground  over  foi;ty-eight1iours. 

The  mines  mentioned  in  this  pamphlet  all  lie  within  a 
radius  of  five  miles  of  Jamestown.  A  number  of  locations 
we  are  unable  to  mention,  the  ores  and  information  having 
arrived  too  late.  Of  these  are  the  Last  Chance  lode.  Bond- 
holder, Overland,  Big  Lead,  and  others. 

In  conclusion,  we  would  repeat  our  invitation  to 
the  reader,  rich  or  poor,  to  visit  our  camp,  and  we  will  take 
great  pleasure  in  showing  him  our  home  and  surroundings, 
and  leave  him  to  his  own  judgment  regarding  the  merits  of 
the  camp,  knowing  that  in  all  events  his  trip  will  be  a 
pleasure  and  give  him  a  better  idea  of  mountains  and 
mines  than  could  be  obtained  by  a  trip  to  other  sections 
occupying  twice  the  time. 

Respectfully  submitting  the  foregoing  to  your  kind 
consideration,  and  commending  the  following  description 
of  the  mines,  I  am  respectfully 

Your  Obedient  Servant, 

Thos.  H.  Noland, 

Representative  of  Central  Mining  District,  of  Boulder 
County,  Colorado. 

By  order  of  Executive  Committee. 


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THE  GOLDEN  AGE 

'Was  discovered  a  few  years  since  by  "  Indian  Jack, 
who  with  others  interested  with  him  sold  it  to  H.  P.  Walker 
&  Co.  shortly  after  its  discovery.  These  gentlemen  at  once 
set  about  developing  it,  and  erected  a  shaft  house  and  a  ten- 
stamp  mill  to  treat  its  ore,  which  was  afterwards  increased 
to  fifteen  stamps  and  later  to  twenty-five  stamps,  which  is 
the  present  capacity  of  the  mill. 

In  May,  1879,  Messrs.  Walker  &  Co.  sold  to  Mr.  Eu- 
gene S.  Pike  and  the  Parnely  Bros.,  of  Chicago,  for  a  large 
sum,  when  hoisting  machinery  was  placed  in  the  shaft  house 
consisting  of  a  twenty-five  horse-power  engine  with  friction 
hoist.     The  shaft  house  is  a  good  substantial  frame,  40  x  70. 

When  Messrs.  Pike  &  Parnely  too;:  possession  it  had 
for  workings  one  main  shaft  which  haci  attained  a  depth  of 
230  feet  with  two  sets  of  levels  running  each  way  from  shaft, 
two  at  a  depth  of  about  100  feet,  the  others  some  85  feet 
deeper.  They  have  since,  under  the  management  of  D.  H. 
Pike,  at  a  depth  of  228  feet,  run  a  third  level,  the  total 
length  of  all  levels  being  710  feet.  The  third  level  was  run 
west  for  a  distance  of  twenty  feet  and  from  the  break  a 
cross  cut  was  run  thirty  feet  to  cut  the  foot  wall  along  which 
a  level  has  been  run  west  for  a  distance  of  sixty  feet  and 
has  been  connected  with  the  second  level  by  means  of  a 
winze. 

There  has  also  been  a  cross  cut  of  forty  feet  made  in 
the  second  level  east,  fifteen  feet  distant  from  the  shaft,  cut- 
ting the  foot  wall,  and  along  which  a  lOO  foot  level  has  been 
run. 

Beside  these  workings  there  has  been  a  large  amount 
of  prospecting  along  the  vein  on  the  surface.  The  main 
shaft  is  heavily  and  substantially  timbered,  with  car  track, 
ladder  ways,  and  good  flats  at  each  level.  They  are  now 
working  a  force  of  twelve  men  including  teamster. 

The  work  of  the  past  year  has  been  almost  exclusively 


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confined  to  the  foot  wall  pay  chute  and  has  been  largely  in 
the  development  line,  there  having  been  only  a  little  over 
2,000  square  feet  of  stoping  done. 

The  yield  of  ore  from  the  period  from  the  middle  of 
May  last  year  to  the  same  time  this  year  has  been  a  little 
over  360  tons ;  the  yield  in  bullion  for  the  same  time  being 
between  forty-one  and  forty-two  thousand  dollars  ;  and  this 
with  the  labor  of  but  five  men,  and  at  a  total  expense  for 
mining,  milling,  repairing  teaming,  and  all  incidental  ex- 
penses of  less  than  ;^  12,000. 

The  amount  of  ore  in  sight  in  the  workings  has  been 
largely  increased  during  the  year,  and  with  the  increase  of 
labor  promises  a  latger  production  for  the  present  year  than 
for  any  like  period  since  the  discovery  of  the  mine.  The 
ordinary  milling  ore,  of  which  there  is  two  feet,  yields  on 
an  average  ;^20.00  per  ton  under  stamps. 

The  ore  showing  metallic  gold  appears  at  intervals  in 
all  parts  of  the  mine,  running  in  a  streak  by  itself  at  times, 
and  at  others  appearing  in  the  midst  of  the  lowest  grade ; 
and  although  appearing  at  intervals  the  average  monthly 
yield  is  the  same.  This  ore  is  placed  by  itself  and  treated 
by  hand  in  a  mortar.  The  following  are  the  results  of  some 
of  the  later  work  : 

100  lbs  ore  gave  net    -    -    -    -  $  896. 13 

74  "  "   "   " 2,611.65 

270  "'♦•'"     ....  5,029,64 

325  "  '•   "   " 6,302.69 

Fifty  pounds  ore  shipped  last  week  gave  a  retort  valued 
at  ^2,650.00,  or  over  ;^52.oo  to  the  pound  of  ore. 

The  mine  is  situated  on  Golden  Age  Mountain  at  an 
elevation  of  some  8,000  fee^,  and  where  work  can  be  prose- 
cuted the  year  round.  There  is  an  abundance  of  timber  in 
its  immediate  vicinity,  with  good  roads  connecting  with  all 
points,  and  is  convenient  to  supplies: 

From  the  shaft  house  of  this  property  the  view  of  the 
snow  covered  mountains  and  the  plains  stretching  away  in 


the  distance  is  not  exceeded  in  any  part  of  the  state,  and  on 
any  clear  day  the  outlines  of  the  streets  of  Denver,  forty 
miles  distant,  are  plainly  visible  to  the  naked  eye. 

The  proximate  yield  of  bullion  as  shown  by  the  books 
of  the  National  Banks  at  Boulder  since  the  discovery  of  this 
property  is  ;$ioo,ooo;  and  placing  a  low  estimate  on  the 
receipts  to  others  from  all  sources  for  ore  from  this  mine, 
say  ;^30,ooo,  would  make  a  total  receipt  of  1^130,000. 


THE  ARGO  LODE 
Is  situated  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  west  of 
Jamestown  and  is  owned  by  E.  L.  Hubbard,  of  Cimarron, 
New  Mexico.  It  has  been  developed  by  a  shaft  forty-five 
feet  in  depth  and  some  small  su^rfa-'c  openings.  The  char- 
acter of  the  ore  is  galena  carrying  iron  and  copper.  It  has 
a  crevice  averaging  eight  feet  in  width,  the  pay  streak 
varying  from  four  to  six  feet  in  width.  The  owner  being 
absent  and  the  property^idle,  no  further  information  could 
be  obtained. 


THE  AMERICAN  LODE 

Is  situated  one  mile  north-west  of  Jamestown  in  Elk 
Horn  Gulch,  and  is  owned  by  Geo.  W.  Reardon,  of  James- 
town. 

Its  development  is  a  tunnel  150  feet  in  length  and  two 
shafts,  one  sixty  feet,  the  other  fifty  feet  in  depth,  all  the 
workings  showing  good  ore.  The  crevice  varies  from  five 
to  eight  feet  in  width  and  carries  a  large  body  of  free  gold 
ore,  the  first  class  assorted  giving  returns  of  from  ;^icx).oo  to 
;^320.oo  per  ton,  the  large  body  or  second  class  giving  from 
^20.00  to  ;^40.oo  per  ton. 


BUCKEYE  LODE 
Is  situated  north-east  of  Jamestown,  about  one  half  a 
mile  west  of  the  Golden* Age. 


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It  is  owned  by  W.  T.  Turner,  of  Jamestown,  and  is  de- 
veloped by  a  shaft  twenty  feet  in  depth  showing  a  crevice 
of  four  feet  enclosed  by  good  porphyry  and  granite  walls. 
The  character  of  the  ore  is  free  gold  and  is  easily  heated 
over  coppers,  a  good  deal  of  the  quartz  showing  to  the 
naked  eye  the  metallic  gold.  Returns  from  the  ore  have 
been  as  follows:  first  class,  1^8040  per  ton;  second  class, 
;^40.oo  to  ;^5o.oo. 


THE  BUENOS  AYRES  LODE, 

Owned  by  John  M.  Williams  &  Co.,  is  situated  a  short 
distance  west  of  Jamestown. 

It  has  been  developed  by  a  main  shaft  seventy-five  feet 
in  depth,  and  with  a  c^foss  cut  tunnel  which  is  now  in  some 
seventy-five  feet,  and  which  when  completed  is  to  cut  the 
vein  100  feet  deep. 

The  crevice,  between  good,  strong  granite  walls,  is 
three  feet,  with  a  pay  streak  of  eighteen  inches. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  fluor  spar  impregnated  with 
iron  pyrites,  galena  and  copper,  and  has  an  average  value 
of  from  ;^40.oo  to  ;^  150.00  per  ton,  while  selected  pieces  will 
run  ^300.00  per  ton. 

When  Mr.  Boyd  was  operating  his  smelter  at  Boulder 
City  he  purchased  this  ore,  giving  special  prices  for  it  on 
account  of  its  valuable  fluxing  qualities. 


THE  BIG  THING  (BUCK  HORN) 
Is  located  about  one-half  mile  west  of  Jamestown  near 
the  main  road,  and  is  owned  by  A.  Arnett  &  Co.,  of  Boul- 
der. It  has  for  developments  one  main  shaft,  80  feet  in 
depth  with  some  little  drifting.  The  character  of  the  ore  is 
fluor  spar  carrying  galena  and  iron  from  which  shipments 
have  been  made  ranging  from  ;^40.oo  to  ^80.00  per  ton,  with 
allowance  made  for  fluor  spar  on  account  of  its  valuable 
qualities  as  a  flux.     The  mine  is  now  lying  idle  on  account 


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of  lack  of  machinery  to  keep  the  workings  free  from  water. 


THE  BLUE  JAY 
Is  located  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  Jamestown  and  is 
owned  by  Geo.  W.  Reardon.  It  has  for  developments  one 
12  foot  shaft,  which  shows  a  large  body  of  fluor  spar  from 
ten  to  twelve  feet  in  width,  which  carries  about  ;$ii.oo  in 
silver  per  ton  and  a  small  per  cent  of  copper  and  galena. 
Its  principal  value  is  in  the  fact  that  it  is  used  as  a  flux  in 
smelting  other  ores.  There  are  five  other  leads  forming  a 
group. 


THE  BALD  EAGLE 

Is  situated  about  seven  miles  north-west  of  Jamestown 
on  the  St.  Vrain.  It  is  owned  by  Frank  P.  Rosengarten, 
Theo.  Clements  and  Mr.  Montro,  of  Jamestown. 

The  character  'of  the  ore  is  copper  carrying  some  silver 
and  gold. 

The  crevice  is  about  twelve  feet  in  width  interspersed 
with  copper  throughout.  Assays  have  been  had  showing 
it  to  carry  from  ten  to  twenty  per  cent  of  copper.  The  total 
value  of  assay  including  silver  and  gold  being  from  ;^40.oo 
to  ;^  104.00  per  ton.  It  has  been  developed  by  one  fifty-foot 
shaft. 

There  is  also  a  group  of  four  large  leads  of  same  char- 
acter as  above,  lying  a  mile  or  two  further  down  on  the  South 
St.  Vrain,  belonging  to  Geo.  W.  Reardon. 


THE  BUENA  MINE 
Is  located  on  Buena  Hill,  one  half  mile  west  of  James- 
town, and  is  owned  by  the  Buena  Gold  Mining  Company, 
of  Philadelphia.  It  has,  for  developments,  one  main  shaft 
112  feet  deep,  one  leasers  shaft  fifty  feet  deep,  and  one  No. 
3  about  sixty  feet  deep,  with  about  160  feet  of  drifts.  A 
cross-cut  tunnel  has  been  driven  307  feet,  while  there  has 


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been  stoped  an  amount  50x30  feet.  There  is  also  an 
open  cut  of  ten  feet.  The  crevice  is  about  two  feet  in 
width,  with  an  average  pay  streak  varying  from  six  to[eight 
inches  in  width,  while  the  average  width  of  low  grade  ore 
varies  from  eight  to  ten  inches. 

The  Buena  ore  is  telluride  in  its  character,  and  the 
mine  has  produced  some  of  the  highest  grade  found  in  the 
tellurium  belt.  Twenty-four  thousand  one  hundred  and 
sixty-seven  pounds  shipped  to  mill  brought  net  ^1,947.94. 
A  mill  capable  of  treating  twenty-four  tons  of  ore  per 
day  has  been  erected  at  Jamestown  to  work  the  low 
grade  ore. 


THE  BALTIMORE  BELLE  LODE 
Is  situated  on  Baltimore  Belle  Mountain,  about  three 
miles  west  of  Jamestown,  and  is  owned,  by  W.  R.  Lafour- 
cade,  of  Philadelphia,  and  H.  B.  Benton,  of  Jamestown. 
The  developments  consist  of  one  main  shaft  finely  timbered, 
seventy-six  feet  in  depth,  with  fine  shaft  house,  in  which 
they  are  now  placing  a  California  whim;  one  shaft  twenty- 
seven  feet  in  depth,  finely  timbered,  with  drift  at  bottom 
fifty  feet  west  connecting  with  main  shaft  for  air  purposes. 
West  of  main  shaft  a  cross-cut  tunnel  has  been  run,  cut- 
ting the  vein  eighteen  feet  in  depth.  All  the  openings 
show  a  crevice  averaging  three  feet  in  width,  with  pay 
streak  of  fourteen  inches,  first-class  ore  giving  returns  rang- 
ing from  ;^966.95  to  ;^  10,246.95  per  ton,  while  second-class 
ore — which  is  being  stacked  at  the  mine,  there  now  being 
some  sixty  tons  on  dump — will  average  ^75  per  ton. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  tellurium  and  rusty  gold. 


THE  BIG  BLOSSOM  LODE, 
Owned  by  F.  L.  Higby,  of  Longmont,  is  situated  in 
Castle    Gulch,    north    of  Springdale.     It  has  for  develop- 


ments  one  main  shaft  ninety  feet  deep,  with  shaft  house, 
whip  for  hoisting,  and  three  shafts  each  thirty  feet  deep. 

From  thirty  feet  in  depth,  in  main  shaft,  a  level  has 
been  run  east  forty  feet,  the  breast  of  which  shows  a  vein 
of  six  feet  in  width,  the  average  width  of  vein  as  shown  in 
the  different  workings  varying  from  one  to  three  feet. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  tellurium  and  gold  of  the 
richest  kind,  assays  from  the  croppings,  six  inches  above 
grass  roots,  made  by  Mr.  Thompson,  of  Boulder,  giving 
returns  of  282  ounces  gold  and  28.08  ounces  silver,  or 
1^5,867.38.  Ten  pounds  of  ore  panned  out  gave  ^635,  and 
the  tailings  brought  ^5  per  pound,  or  over  ^^60  per  pound 
for  the  ten  pounds  of  ore. 

Twenty  pounds  mixed  ore  brought  ;^407.82  by  pan- 
ning; thirty  pounds  second-class  ore  brought  ^190.20. 

A  large  amount  of  first-class  ore  has  been  sold,  as 
well  as  of  the  second-class,  bringing  to  the  owners  in  the 
neighborhood  of  ;^8,ooo. 

Ore  sent  to  mill  from  the  dump  gave  returns  in  free 
gold  of  $26.^6  per  ton. 

Assays  have  been  had  as  high  as  ;^200,ooo  per  ton. 

THE  ELLEN  LODE, 

Owned  by  F.  L.  Higby  &  Co.,  is  situated  but  a  short 
distance  from  the  main  road  on  James  Creek,  at  Spring- 
dale,  and  has  been  developed  with  three  shafts,  the  main 
shaft  being  100  feet  deep  with  one  fifteen  foot  level  running 
west;  one  shaft  fifty  feet  deep  and  one  thirty  feet  deep. 
The  crevice  is  very  large  and  shows  a  pay  streak  varying 
from  one  to  three  feet  in  width. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  tellurium  and  gold,  that 
of  the  first-class  being  very  rich,  144  pounds  bringing 
^914.44  net ;  second-class  bringing  in  the  neighborhood  of 
^300  per  ton. 

This  property  has  been  worked  at  different  times  by 


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lessees,  and  it  is  not  known  what  amount  of  ore  was  ship- 
ped during  the  time,  but  it  is  estimated  to  be  somewhere  in 
the  neighborhood  of  ;^2,5oo. 

The  owners  have  returns  of  about  ^8,000  from  ores 
shipped  by  themselves. 


THE  BRUNSWICK  LODE, 
Owned  by  Chas.  S.  Schilling,  is  situated  near  Provi- 
dence, a  few  miles  west  of  Jamestown,  is  a  late  discovery, 
and  has  been  opened  in  several  places.  Two  shafts  have 
been  started,  which  are  now  ten  and  eleven  feet  deep  re- 
spectively. The  crevice  varies  from  four  to  ten  feet  in 
width,  carrying  two  pay  streaks,  one  on  the  foot  wall  eight 
inches  in  width,  the  other  on  the  hanging  wall  four  inches 
in  width.  Shipments  have  been  made  which  gave  returns 
of  eighty-four  ounces  gold  and  154  ounces  silver,  or  ;^  1,705 
per  ton  net  for  first-class  ore,  while  the  second-class  gave 
returns  for  twenty  and  one-half  ounces  gold  and  twenty- 
three  ounces  silver,  or  $Z72)-S^  P^^  ^^^  "^t,  and  the  third- 
class  three  ounces  gold  and  five  ounces  silver  ;  net  returns 
^40  per  ton.  The  character  of  ore  is  tellurium  with  rusty 
gold. 

THE  COLFAX  MINES  AND  MILL, 
Owned  by  Gillette  &  Freeman,  is  situated  in  Central 
Gulch ;  the  character  of  the  ore  is  free  milling. 

The  Colfax  lode  has  been  opened  in  several  places 
along  the  vein  by  a  number  of  shafts  and  ten  foot  holes, 
one  shaft  being  eighty-five  feet  in  depth.  It  is  a  strong 
contact  vein,  lying  between  porphyry  and  granite  walls,  and 
has  a  crevice  varying  in  width  of  from  two  to  twelve  feet, 
carrying  free  gold  that  mills  from  ;^io  to  $2,0  per  ton. 
There  is  now  on  the  different  dumps  of  this  property  about 
300  tons  of  ore. 

The  Colfax  No.  2  crosses  the  Colfax  proper  near  the 


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center  of  its  location  or  where  the  main  shaft  has  been 
sunk.  Several  openings  have  been  made  on  this  lead  vary- 
ing in  depth  from  ten  to  thirty  feet.  The  crevice  averages 
three  feet  in  width,  the  ore  being  free  milling  and  averaging 
^lo  per  ton  in  gold. 

The  owners  have  just  erected  a  ten-stamp  mill.  They 
have  placed  it  in  a  new  combination  battery,  with  copper 
plates  inside  and  copper  tables  below  the  batteries.  The 
mill  was  in  operation  for  about  two  weeks,  but  has  just 
closed  down  for  the  purpose  of  putting  in  Frue  Vanners  to 
enable  them  to  save  much  of  the  values  contained  in  the 
iron  and  copper  that  was  being  wasted.  As  soon  as  every- 
thing is  complete  the  mill  will  start  up  for  a  continuous  run. 
The  engine  in  the  mill  is  a  Grotorvtwelve  horse  power,  and 
only  requires  about  three-quarters  of  a  cord  of  wood  in 
twenty-four  hours.  Wood  is  abundant  and  costs  about  ;^  1.75 
per  cord.  The  location  of  the  mill  is  about  i  ,000  feet  from 
the  company's  mine,  and  the  work  of  four  men  will  produce 
each  day  sufficient  ore  to  keep  the  mill  in  constant  opera- 
tion. 


THE   DECEMBER    MINE 

Is  situated  a  few  hundred  feet  northwest  of  the  Golden 
Age  mine,  and  is  owned  by  the  December  Mining  and  Mill- 
ing company,  limited,  of  Philadelphia,  Penn.,  Sam'l  S. 
Griffitts  being  President,  and  W.  H.  Johnstone  Treasurer 
and  manager,  and  Geo.  W.Bratton.  Previous  to  the  present 
owners  purchasing  the  property,  it  was  owned  and  operat- 
ed by  men  without  means,  except  that  derived  from  the 
sale  of  ore  taken  from  the  mine,  and  consequently  the  mine 
was  not  worked  either  by  system  or  with  thoughts  of  the 
future.  One  owner  panned,  in  one  day,  gold  from  the  sur- 
face quartz  amounting  to  over  ;^400  in  coin  value,  and  the 
rich  gold  quartz  created  great  excitement  in  the  district. 

The  developments  are  three  shafts,  Nos.  i,  2,  3.     No.  i 


[«4] 

is  lOO  feet  in  depth,  with  levels  east  and  west  at  fifty  and 
lOO  feet  respectively. 

The  1 00-foot  level,  east  twenty-five  feet,  shows  a  strong 
body  of  fine  galena  ore  interspersed  with  the  rich  free  gold 
streak.     Throughout  both  levels  the  pay  is  well  defined. 

Shaft  No.  2  is  io8  feet  west  of  No.  i,  and  has  reached 
a  depth  of  fifty  feet,  being  connected  by  level  with  No.  i, 
thus  affording  perfect  ventilation.  The  free  gold  quartz  in 
these  openings  is  strong,  and  the  richest  specimens  are  hfere 
found,  selected  specimens  assaying  over  ^100,000  per  ton, 
the  lower  grade  ore  milling  on  an  average  $77.60  per  ton. 
The  galena  streak  is  some  two  feet  in  width,  assaying  sev- 
enty-one ounces  in  silver  and  twenty- five  per  cent  lead. 

Shaft  No.  3  is  twenty-five  feet  in  depth,  showing  an 
average  body  of  quartz  as  in  the  other  workings.  A  tun- 
nel site  has  recently  been  located  in  Castle  Gulch  for  the 
purpose  of  driving  a  tunnel  to  cut  the  vein  at  a  depth  of 
500  feet.  A  mill  site  has  also  been  located  and  contracts 
let  for  erection  of  engine  and  hoisting  apparatus.  The 
present  company  are  a  close  corporation,  and  will  exten- 
sively develop  the  property. 


THE  EXCELSIOR  LODE 

Is  situated  on  the  southern  slope  of  the  divide  near 
Left  Hand  Creek,  and  a  short  distance  below  the  Mountain 
Chief  mine,  and  is  owned  by  O.  Christopher  and  W.  C. 
Boice,  of  Rockville. 

It  has  been  developed  by  one  shaft  thirty  feet  in  depth, 
and  a  tunnel  has  just  been  started  which  is  now  in  under 
cover  ten  feet.  The  openings  show  a  crevice  about  six  feet 
in  width  with  a  pay  streak  proper  of  about  two  feet.  A  mill 
run  was  had  on  the  whole  pay  streak,  which  gave  returns  of 
twenty-six  ounces  silver  and  six-tenths  of  an  ounce  of  gold. 
Ore  assorted  from  the  streak  gives  returns  of  ninety-six 
ounces  silver  and  one  and  a  half  ounces  of  gold,  or  ;^  13 5. 00 
per  ton. 


IS. 

THE  EVENING  STAR  LODE 
Is  situated  about  one  mile  west  of  Jamestown,  near 
the  Balarat  road,  and  is  owned  by  O.  N.  Heckman  and  John 
Williams,  of  Jamestown.  The  developments  consist  of  one 
shaft  twenty-five  feet  deep,  and  a  tunnel  started  on  vein 
about  twenty  feet  in  length  showing  a  crevice  of  four  feet  in 
width  between  walls  carrying  a  pay  streak  varying  from  five 
to  ten  inches  in  width.  The  character  of  the  ore  is  galena 
with  some  grey  copper,  and  gives  returns  ranging  from 
twenty  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  ounces  in  silver  with  a  little 
gold. 


EXCELSIOR  LODE 

Is  situated  on  the  Balarat  road  about  two  miles  from 
Jamestown,  and  is  owned  by  John  Waterman,  of  Jamestown. 

It  is  developed  by  two  tunnels,  one  partially  a  cross 
cut  forty  feet  in  length,  the  other  running  on  the  main  vein 
eighty  feet,  showing  a  crevice  four  and  one  half  feet  in  width 
with  a  pay  streak  of  over  three  feet  of  free  milling  gold  ore. 
The  crevice  is  enclosed  by  well  defined  granite  walls,  the 
average  pay  streak  giving  returns  as  follows  : 

1st  class,  14  ounces  of  gold  to  the  cord  of  ore. 

2nd     "       7      "       to  lo  ounces  of  gold  to  the  cord  of  ore. 


THE  EARL  LODE 

Is  owned  by  E.  D.  Moffett,  of  Springdale,  and  M. 
Bagley,  of  Longmont,  and  A.  R.  Golden,  and  is  situated  in 
Castle  Gulch,  near  the  "  Big  Blossom"  and  "Grand  Central," 
and  north  of  the  town  of  Springdale.  It  has  been  developed 
by  one  shaft  fifty  feet  in  depth.  The  crevice  averages  four 
feet  in  width.  First  class  ore  shipped  brought  as  high  as 
;^  10.00  per  pound,  the  second  class  averaging  ;^250.oo 
per  ton. 

Specimens  of  this  high  grade  ore  are  on  exhibit  in  the 
show-case  of  the  district. 


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THE  GOVERNOR  GROUP  MINES 
Are  located  a  short  distance  south-east  of  Jamestown. 
They    are  ten  in   number,  viz :  The   Governor,   President, 
Charter,  Denver  View,  Fannie  H.,  Star  of  the  North,  Phil- 
adelphia, Jamestown,  Annex  and  Junction. 

The  developments  consist  of  five  shafts  sunk  to  depths 
of  from  fifty  to  seventy-five  feet,  and  a  cross-cut  tunnel  now 
six  hundred  teet  in  length,  which  when  completed  will  inter- 
sect all  the  leads  but  two.  This  tunnel  was  commenced  in 
December,  1881,  and  at  a  distance  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
feet  from  the  mouth,  and  for  a  hundred  and  fifty  feet  beyond, 
a  succession  of  blind  leads  \ycre  discovered  of  iron  and 
quartz,  the  pay  strea^ks,  of  which  assayed  from  ;^20.oo  to 
;^40.oo  per  ton.  At. a' distance  of  four  hundred  feet  the 
Denver  View  and  Star  of  the  North  were  cut  near  their 
junction;  the  pay  streak  of  the  first  being  twenty  inches  in 
width  and  the  ore  assaying  ;^30.oo  to  the  ton  in  silver,  the 
pay  streak  of  the  latter  being  four  feet  in  width,  the  ore  as- 
saying $64..oo  to  the  ton  in  gold.  The  Charter  vein  was  met 
with  at  475  feet,  the  assays  from  which  varied  from  ;^20.oo 
to  ^$34.00  per  ton  in  gold  and  silver.  The  Philadelphia  was 
intersected  at  a  distance  of  525  feet,  showing  a  pay  streak 
of  twelve  inches  and  assaying  ;^25.oo  in  silver.  The  Presi- 
dent, which  is  supposed  to  be  the  most  valuable  of  the  leads, 
will  be  cut  at  right  angles  to  the  tunnel  at  a  distance  of  less 
than  700  feet.  From  a  shaft  sunk  on  this  lead  some  rich 
ore  was  obtained  at  a  depth  of  seventy  feet,  assays  ranging 
from  ;^ 1, 000 .00  upwards,  having  been  taken  therefrom.  The 
tunnel  is  being  driven  principally  with  the  object  of  devel- 
oping the  vein.  The  veins  are  true  fissures,  and  vary  in 
width  from  three  to  twelve  feet.  The  character  of  the  ore 
in  the  various  leads  differs  greatly,  some  being  amalgama- 
ting, and  others  smelting  and  refractory.  The  remarkable 
nature  of  these  leads  has  caused  much  comment  from  ex- 
perts and   scientific   men  who  have  examined  them,  and  is 


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generally  acounted  for  in  the  fact  that  the  great  gold  and 
silver  belt  of  this  and  adjoining  districts  passes  through  the 
Governor  Mountain,  on  which  the  Governor  group  of  mines 
is  situated.  For  the  purpose  of  experimenting  upon  and 
treating  these  ores  a  large  mill  has  been  erected  on  Jim 
Creek  near  Jamestown  which  has  been  in  operation  since 
May  last. 

The  mines  and  mill  are  owned  by  a  Philadelphia  com- 
pany, of  which  Frederick  M.  Adams,  Esq.,  is  president, 
H.  D.  Hughes,  secretary,  and  C.  I.  Cragin,  Treasurer.  The 
offices  of  the  company  are  at  312  Stock  Exchange  Place, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  at  Jamestown,  Colo. 


GREAT  EASTERN  LODE 

above  Jamestown  on 
Little  Jim  Creek.  It  is  owned  by  A.  J.  Corlcle  and  A.  F. 
Rayford  and  J.  C.  Carter,  of  Denver.  Its  developments  are 
a  tunnel  on  the  vein  sixty  feet  in  length  showing  a  crevice 
varying  from  seven  to  eight  feet  in  width  enclosed  by  good 
granite  walls.  The  pay  streak  averages  from  three  to  four 
feet,  the  character  of  the  ore  being  galena,  returns  giving 
from  first  class  $7^.00  per  ton,  second  class  ;^20.oo  per  ton, 
with  a  fair  per  cent  of  lead. 


THE  GOLD  DIRT 
Is  located  about  one  mile  west  of  Jamestown  near  the 
Balarat  road,  and  is  owned  by  G.  B.  Stanley  and  son,  of 
Jamestown.  This  is  a  new  discovery  and  is  a  free  gold  lead 
giving  fine  pannings  from  the  surface.  It  has  a  crevice  of 
eight  feet  between  walls  with  a  pay  streak  varying  from  ten 
inches  to  two  feet  in  width.  No  shipments  have  yet  been 
made,  the  location  work  not  yet  being  completed. 


THE  GLADIATOR  LODE 
Is  situated  at  Springdale,  and  in  its  north-eastern  course 
crosses  the  main  road  about  three  hundred  yards  below  the 
2 


[18] 

Seltzer  Hotel.  This  property  is  owned  by  Cyrus  Taylor, 
of  Springdale.  The  ore  it  furnishes  contains  nearly  all  the 
tellurides,  combined  with  free  gold,  known  in  mineralogy. 
The  developments  consist  of  a  main  shaft  lOO  feet  deep 
which  shows  a  pay  streak  proper  averaging  from  five  to 
twelve  inches  in  width,  while  accompanying  it  is  about  three 
feet  of  second  grade  ore  ranging  in  value  from  $20.00  to 
to  ;^6o.oo  per  ton.  A  new  shaft  is  being  sunk  and  is  now 
down  some  twenty  feet,  from  which  has  been  taken  in  the 
past  three  weeks  over  ^800.00  in  first  class  ore  besides  a 
large  amount  of  second  grade  ore.  There  are  four  other 
openings  varying  from  four  to  ten  feet  in  depth,  all  showing 
high  grade  ore.  The  croppings  of  this  vein  can  be  traced 
through  the  country  for  a  distance  of  one  and  a  half  miles, 
and  shows  a  width  varying  from  ten  to  twenty  feet. 

First  class   ore  without  trimmings  brings  ;$4.oo   per 
pound,  and  second  class  ;^2,ooo.oo  per  ton. 


THE  GRAND  CENTRAL  LODE 

Is  situated  in  Castle  Gulch  one  mile  from  Springdale. 
It  has  been  developed  by  two  shafts,  one  ninety  feet,  the 
othec  twenty  feet  in  depth,  and  a  tunnel  in  on  the  vein  125 
feet,  and  by  a  number  of  openings  varying  from  four  to  ten 
feet  deep,  proving  up  the  crevice  for  a  distance  of  over  1,200 
feet,  in  all  of  which  was  found  gold  and  tellurium.  This 
property  has  been  worked  mostly  under  bond  and  lease, 
and  its  production  can  only  be  estimated  at  between  ;^2,ooo 
and  ;^ 3, 000.00. 

The  crevice  is  immense  varying  from  ten  to  fifty  feet 
in  width  and  the  pay  streak  ranges  from  four  inches  to  four 
feet. 

It  is  owned  and  being  worked  at  present  by  J.  M.  Fox 
and  S.  W.  and  S.  R.  Cole,  of  Longmont,  and  J.  V.  Sybrandt, 
of  Springdale. 

One  hundred  pound  lots  of  ore  have  been  sold  at  the 


rate  of  ^7,000  per  ton,  and  ton  lots  averaging  i^i/o  pe 
while  assays  have  been  had  as  high  as  ^^  160,000  per  t* 


r  ton, 
ton. 


THE  GOLD  RING  LODE 
Is  situated  on  the  divide  between  Jim  Creek  and  Left 
Hand,  on  southern  slope  near  Left  Hand  Creek,  and  is  owned 
by  Mrs.  Laura  B.  Hackley,  of  Boulder,  and  Mrs.  Hannah 
Richards,  of  Denver.  It  has  for  developments  one  shaft 
thirty  feet  deep  and  a  tunnel  on  the  vein  forty  feet  in  length. 
The  crevice  varies  from  twelve  to  fifteen  feet  in  width  as 
seen  without  finding  either  wall.  Shipments  of  ore  from 
across  entire  crevice  gave  returns  of  ^96.00  per  ton,  600 
pound  sample  from  dump  gave  one  p.or?-  six-tenths  ounces 
gold.  This  ore  can  be  successfully  treated  by  concentration 
with  frue  vanners. 


THE  GRAND  UNION 
Is  situated  on  the  divide  between  Jenks  and  Castle 
Gulch,  a  short  distance  from  both  Jamestown  and  Spring- 
dale,  and  is  owned  by  G.  Holzinger  and  Wm.  Bramwood, 
of  Springdale.  There  is  a  shaft  eight  feet  in  depth  and  a 
cunnel  on  the  vein  some  forty  feet  under  cover.  The  crevice 
varies  from  six  to  eight  feet  in  width,  in  places  being  much 
wider,  the  pay  streak  ranging  from  two  to  eight  inches  in 
width.  This  property  is  being  opened  up  and  no  shipments 
have  been  made,  it  being  a  late  discovery.  Assays  have 
been  had  ranging  from  ;^57.20  to  1^148  in  gold.  The  charac- 
ter of  the  ore  is  tellurium. 


THE  HUMBOLDT  LODE 
Was  discovered  by  L,  Fredericks,  an  old  prospector, 
and,  upon  the  discovery  of  carbonates,  sold  by  him  to  Dr. 
McBeth,  of  Denver.  It  is  situated  about  one  half  mile 
north  of  Jamestown,  and  is  developed  by  one  shaft  about 
forty-five  feet  in  depth. 


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The  ore  is  galena,  containing  from  twenty  to  forty 
ounces  in  silver,  with  about  twenty-five  per  cent  lead,  show- 
ing in  many  places  carbonates. 

A  large  amount  was  shipped  to  Omaha  for  treatment, 
but  the  owners  being  absent,  we  are  unable  to  give  the  re- 
turns. It  being  the  only  lode  in  the  district  showing  the 
same  character  of  ore,  has  given  it  a  reputation  as  a 
curiosity. 


INVINCIBLE   MINE 

Is  situated  about  one  half  mile  northwest  of  James- 
town, and  is  owned  by  the  Invincible  Mining  company  of 
Denver,  of  which  R.  R.  Newkirk  is  President.  The  origi- 
nal discoverer  was  Goldsbury  Stanley,  who,  working  by 
himself  for  a  long  while,  made  considerable  money  by 
stripping  the  surface  quartz  and  milling  it  in  a  rude  roaster, 
in  which  he  saved  free  gold  at  the  rate  of  ;^8o  to  the  cord. 
The  present  developments  are  two  shafts,  one  sixty  feet  in 
depth  and  the  other  twenty  feet  in  depth.  The  sixty  foot 
shaft  is  covered  by  a  good  shaft  house. 

The  vein  is  enclosed  by  good  granite  walls,  the  crevice 
being  seven  to  eight  feet  in  width,  with  a  pay  streak  vary- 
ing from  one  and  a  half  to  two  feet  in  width. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  free  gold  and  iron  pyrites, 
for  which  the  smelters  pay  as  follows:  First-class,  1^152 
per  ton;  second-class.  $'j^  per  ton. 


IRON  QUEEN  LODE. 
The  Iron  Queen  is  the  name  of  a  location  on  a  large 
deposit  of  hematite  of  iron,  which  shows  extensive  crop- 
pings  for  nearly  one  mile,  but  which  has  never  been  ex- 
tensively prospected,  the  ore  not  carrying  over  three  to  five 
ounces  in  silver,  the  only  developments  being  a  ten  foot 
shaft  and  a  few  open  cuts,  which,  however,  disclose  a  vein 
of  solid  "hematite"  of  from  three  to  eight  feet  in    width. 


[21] 

The  croppings  and  large  quantities  of  float  from  the  size  of 
a  hen's  egg  to  chunks  weighing  200  pounds  and  over,  ex- 
tend from  the  flat  just  north  of  Jamestown  west  at  least 
5,000  feet.  The  owners  are  anxious  to  develop  the  prop- 
erty and  find  what  underlies  the  iron  deposit,  and  offer  an 
interest  to  capitalists  willing  to  test  it.  The  locators  are 
B.  G.  Strock  and  Wilson  G.  Clark,  of  Jamestown. 


THE  JOHN  JAY  MINE 

Is  situated  on  James  Creek,  about  three  miles  west  of 
Jamestown  in  a  pleasant  location,  easy  of  access,  in  the 
midst  of  a  body  of  excellent  timb'^r.  It  was  one  of  the 
first  'tellurium  discoveries  and  is  held  by  a  patent  from  the 
U.  S.  government,  which  calls  for  1,500  feet  in  length  by 
150  feet  wide  on  the  vein. 

The  strike  of  the  vein  is  north  30°  east,  and  it  dips  to 
the  north  about  80°  from  a  horizontal.  It  is  a  strong,  well 
defined  true  fissure  vein  from  four  to  seven  feet  between 
good  solid  walls  of  porphyry  and  slickenside.  The  ore  is 
tellurium,  principally  of  the  class  known  as  sylvanite.  The 
developments  consist  of  one  main  shaft  situated  in  the 
center  of  the  claim,  250  feet  deep,  with  levels  running  east 
and  west,  aggregating  about  550  feet  in  length,  connecting 
with  air  and  other  shafts.  The  surface  improvements  are 
an  engine,  shaft  and  ore  houses,  assay  office,  smith  shop, 
stables,  office  and  dwelling  house.  It  is  equipped  with 
good  hoisting  machinery,  driven  by  a  new  15-horse  power 
steam  engine. 

This  property  is  owned  by  A.  J.  Van  Deven,  of  Boul- 
der, one  of  the  original  discoverers,  who,  during  three  and 
a  half  years,  working  a  small  number  of  men,  mined  175 
tons  of  smelting  ore,  receiving  for  the  same  over  ;^75,ooo, 
or  an  average  value  of  1^400,  or  ;^5oo  per  ton;  and  in  ad- 
dition to  this  a  large  quantity  of  low  grade  or  milling  ore 


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worth  from  ;^20  to  ^^50  per  ton,  for  which   he    received 
over  $7,S^o, 

There  is  also  in  connection  with  this  mine  a  good 
mill  site  and  water  power  on  James  Creek,  upon  which  is  a 
good  double-issue  5-stamp  mill  equipped  with  four  Rouse's 
concentrating  tables  with  all  the  necessary  machinery  com- 
plete. This  mine  has  produced  some  of  the  finest  high 
grade  tellurium  ore  ever  found  in  the  State,  if  not  in  the 
world. 


THE  J.  ALDEN  SMITH  LODE 
Is  situated  in  Castle  Gulch,  near  Springdale,  and  be- 
longs to  parties  living  in  Logan,  Kansas.  This  property 
has  for  developments  one  shaft  seventy-five  feet  deep,  while 
a  cross-cut  tunnel  is  being  driven  which  is  now  in  under 
cover  about  150  feet.  This  cross-cut,  when  in  225  feet, 
will  cut  the  vein  200  feet  deep. 

The  crevice  in  this  lead  averages  five  to  six  feet  in 
width,  with  a  pay  streak  varying  from  two  to  twelve  inches 
in  width. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  tellurium,  the  specimen  ex- 
hibited in  the  show  case  of  Central  District  having  been 
roasted,  the  heat  dispelling  the  tellurium,  leaving  the  gold 
and  silver  in  its  native  state. 


THE  JOE  DANDY  LODE 
Is  the  east  extension  of  the  "Brunswick,"  is  a  new 
discovery,  and  is  fast  being  opened.  It  is  owned  by  G.  T. 
Hoge,  C.  S.  Hawk,  B.  G.  Strock  and  Chas.  Du  Bois.  The 
character  of  the  ore  is  telluride — the  same  as  the  "Bruns- 
wick," it  being  on  the  same  vein.  Assays  of  streak  at  sur- 
face, thirteen  and  one-quarter  ounces  g®ld ;  silver,  one  and 
three-quarter  ounces;  value  per  ton,  ;^262.92. 


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THE  ROANOAKE  LODE 

Is  an  eastern  extension  of  the  "J^^  Dandy,"  and  is 
owned  by  Harrison  Bickel,  C,  S.  Hawk  and  G.  T.  Hoge. 
This  is  also  a  new  discovery,  and  is  just  being  opened.  It 
is  on  the  same  vein  as  the  Brunswick,  the  ore  being  of 
san>e  character,  viz:  telluride.  Assays  of  whole  streak 
have  been  had  of  from  ^75  to  ;^ioo  per  ton. 


THE  LONGFELLOW  LODE 

Is  situated  in  Central  Gulch,  and  is  owned  by  a  com- 
pany in  Jacksonville,  Ills.,  of  which  T.  F.  Simmons  is  Pres- 
ident. The  production  of  the  mine  under  the  present  man- 
agement has,  up  to  date,  been  in  the  neighborhood  of 
;^ 1 0,000.  The  main  shaft  is  120  feet  in  depth,  and  is  cov- 
ered by  a  substantial  shaft  house  26x50,  the  hoistmg  being 
done  by  a  California  whim.  From  fifty  feet  levels  have 
been  run  east  twenty  feet  and  west  forty  feet,  and  at  ninety 
feet  levels  have  been  run  east  eighty  feet  and  west  fifty  feet. 
A  tunnel  has  been  run  starting  at  a  point  380  feet  east  of 
the  main  shaft,  which  is  now  in  about  275  feet,  and  will 
strike  the  main  shaft  ninety-three  feet  in  depth.  The  pay 
streak  throughout  the  tunnel  averages  ten  inches  of  low 
grade  ore,  which  mills  $J^,  In  the  bottom  of  the  shaft 
there  is  about  one  foot  of  pay,  which  will  mill  from  ^300 
to  i^SOO  per  ton,  the  first-class  being  from  ^^300  to  ;^500 
in  silver,  with  twenty-five  per  cent,  of  copper.  The  low 
grade  ore  will  concentrate  six  tons  into  one,  giving  a  re- 
sult of  $\\0  in  silver  per  ton  and  six  per  cent  of  cop- 
per. Prior  to  the  purchase  of  the  property  by  the  present 
owners  some  ^3,000  was  taken  out  in  sinking  seventy-five 
feet,  giving  the  total  production  at  ^13,000.  The  vein  is 
very  strong,  showing  good  walls.  The  character  of  the 
ore  is  gray  copper  with  some  galena. 


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THE  MONITOR  LODE, 
Owned  by  Wilson,  Stanley  &  Co.,  of  Jamestown,  is 
situated  about  one  mile  from  Jamestown,  near  the  Balarat 
road.  The  main  shaft  on  the  mine  is  some  eighty  feet  in 
depth,  and  shows  eight  inches  of  first-class  ore,  running 
about  ;^300  per  ton.  From  thirty  feet  in  depth  a  drift  has 
been  run  east  about  fifteen  feet,  which  shows  a  pay  streak 
fourteen  inches  in  width,  which  has  given  the  following  re- 
sults : 

No.   I — li  ounces  gold  an^   78!   ounces   silver;  valued   $115.0x3   per   ton. 
No.  2-;J^  "  "     42i  "  "  58.57 

A  shipment  of  two  tons  gave  net  per  ton  ;^64,  with  no 
allowance  for  lead  ;  another  shipment  gave  ;^58  net  in  silver 
and  one  half  ounce  in^gold  per  ton,  and  thirty-six  per  cent 
for  lead.  A  second  shaft  has  been  sunk  twenty  feet;  the 
character  of  the  ore  is  galena.  '  At  the  present  rate  for 
lead,  the  value  of  the  ore  would  be  increased  some  ten 
dollars  per  ton,  sufficient  to  pay  the  cost  of  mining. 


THE  MAY  QUEEN  LODE 

Is  situated  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  north  of 
Jamestown,  and  is  owned  by  the  DuBois  Bros,  of  James- 
town. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  free  gold,  and  is  free 
milling. 

It  has  only  been  developed  by  the  location  work,  viz : 
a  ten  foot  adit.  The  crevice,  as  seen,  shows  a  width  of 
about  three  and  a  half  feet  with  a  pay  streak  proper  of  two 
feet,  which  gives  returns  ranging  from  ^20  to  ;^40  per  ton. 


THE  MERGE  LODE 

Is  situated  near  Springdale,    and  is  owned  by  Thos. 

Clements  and  Dr.  J.  B.  H.  Janeway,  of  Jamestown.     It  has 

been  developed  by  two  shafts,  one  twenty-five  feet  deep, 

showing  a  three-foot  vein    with  grey  copper  interspersed 


throughout  the  entire  width;  the  oth^r,  thirty  feet  deep, 
showing  a  vein  of  about  eighteen  inches  in  width,  but  car- 
rying a  much  finer  quahty  of  mineral,  it  being  more  con- 
centrated, returns  having  been  had  ranging  from  eighty  to 
200  ounces  in  silver  per  ton. 

THE  NIAGARA 
Is  located  about  one  half  mile  west  of  Jamestown  and 
adjoining  the  Buena  mine,  being  a  parallel  vein.  It  is 
owned  by  Henry  Sherman,  F.  C.  Buchardee  and  Theo. 
Clements.  This  is  a  late  discovery,  and  contains  very  rich 
ore,  its  character  being  tellurium  and  rusty  gold.  The 
crevice  averages  four  feet  in  width  and  is  all  pay,  tellurium 
and  rusty  gold  being  scattered  thrcvighout  the  entire  mass. 
First  class  ore  from  this  property  will  run  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  i^io  per  pound;  and  the  second-class,  which  com- 
prises the  whole  body,  mills  at  the  rate  of  some  ;$8oo 
per  ton. 

ORLANDO  MINE 

Is  situated  on  Golden  Age  hill,  about  600  feet  from 
Golden  Age  mine,  and  is  the  probable  extension.  It  is 
owned  by  the  Golden  Age  Group  Mining  Company,  of 
Philadelphia,  of  which  C.  E.  Rogers  is  President,  and  Geo. 
DuBois  Superintendent. 

The  main  shaft  is  fifty-three  feet  in  depth,  showing  a 
crevice  of  nine  feet  enclosed  by  porphyry  and  granits  walls. 
The  pay  averages  eight  feet  wide,  from  which  samples, 
taken  from  different  places,  gave  returns  of  ;^ii5  per  ton. 
On  account  of  complications  in  the  east,  the  mine  is  for 
the  present  lying  idle. 

THE  OCEAN  WAVE  LODE 
Is  the  northeast  extension  of  the  Standard   lode,  and 
is  owned  by  Robert  Peter,  Jr.     The  width  of  the  vein  is 
four  feet;  the  gangue  is  green  stone   porphyry,  and   the 


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country  rock  granite,  the  ore  quartz  containing  auriferous 
pyrites  and  copper.  The  developments  consist  of  three 
ten  foot  shafts  and  one  open  cut  twenty-five  feet  in  length. 
The  value  of  the  ore  is  from  ;^I5  to  $2^  per  ton. 


THE  POOR  MAN 

Is  situated  opposite  the  hotel  in  Jamestown,  and  is 
owned  by  Frank  P.  Rosengarten  and  J.  B.  H,  Janeway,  of 
Jamestown. 

It  has  for  developments  one  fifty  foot  shaft  in  the 
center  of  territory. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  fluor  spar,  carrying  pyrites 
of  iron  and  copper,  p^he  crevice  is  about  twelve  feet  in 
width,  the  whole  of  which  is  valuable  for  its  fluxing  quali- 
ities,  being  valued  on  an  average  of  from  ^15  to  ;^40 
per  ton. 


THE  PRINCESS  LODE, 

Was  discovered  on  the  31st  of  March,  1882,  by  Rich- 
ard Ball  and  M.  M.  Cavanagh,  who  afterwards  sold  a  one- 
third  interest  to  Mr.  J.  A.  Decker.  It  is  situated  in  Central 
Gulch,  adjoining  the  Longfellow  mine. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  galena,  there  being  four 
separate  streaks  in  a  crevice  which  shows  a  width  of  six 
feet.  Developments  are  a  discovery  tunnel  in  the  center  of 
territory,  fifteen  feet  under  cover  on  the  vein,  and  a  shaft 
sixty  feet  east,  twenty-five  feet  in  depth.  On  the  foot  and 
hanging  walls  are  found  streaks  of  galena  ore  varying  from 
four  to  six  inches  in  width  carrying  gold  in  a  free  state, 
attached  to  the  quartz,  and  in  cells  and  cavities  in  the  center 
of  the  galena,  the  two  central  streaks  carrying  principally 
silver  with  a  small  amount  of  gold.  The  following  is  the 
result  of  the  assays  from  different  portions  of  the  crevice 
at  a  depth  of  four  feet,  viz: 


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I  lot,  15      ozs.  silver,    value,  per  ton,       -     -       $16.50 

I  '*  29^     **  "        X  02.  gold,   value  per  ton,  37.45 

I  "  32>^     "  "        X  oz.     "           "             "       40.75 

I  "  80        "  "        }4oz.     "           '*             "       88.00 

These  returns  do  not  include  the  value  of  the  lead 
which  runs  fifty-seven  per  cent. 

The  galena  streaks  carrying  gold  give  the  following  at 
a  depth  of  twenty  three  feet:  725^  ozs.  gold,  and  102^ 
ounces  silver;  total  value  per  ton,  $i,SS7-7S' 

The  central  streak  at  twenty -three  feet:  gold  24- 10  ozs., 
and  silver  83  ^^  ozs.;  total  value  per  ton,  ;^  139.8 5. 

THE  PET  MINE, 

Is  situated  near  the  head  of  Central  Gulch,  and  was 
discovered  and  is  owned  by  the  DuBois  brothers,  of  James- 
town. ^ 

The  quartz  found  on  the  surface  was  very  rich  in  free 
gold,  and  the  vein  showed  a  streak  of  six  inches.  The  first 
shipment  of  the  precious  metal  was  obtained  by  pounding 
the  ore  in  a  common  mortar  and  panning;  two  of  the 
brothers  obtaining  in  this  way  ^$32.00  in  two  days.  The  next 
shipment  was  milled  at  an  arastra.  One  thousand  pounds  of 
first  class  ran  at  the  rate  of  194  ounces  per  cord,  or  ^3,880, 
and  the  second  shipment  36  ounces  per  cord.  The  scrapings, 
run  in  an  arastra  built  by  the  owners,  ran  at  the  rate  of 
twenty  ounces.  A  shaft  is  now  down  forty  feet,  showing  a 
pay  streak  of  fourteen  inches.  A  good  shaft  house  covers 
the  main  shaft,  containing  blacksmith  outfit  and  all  the  nec- 
essary conveniences.  The  vein  has  been  stripped  on  surface 
in  different  places  for  about  200  feet,  prospecting  well 
throughout. 


THE  RAMBLER  LODE, 

Is  situated  on  Golden  Age  Mountain,  and  is  owned  by 
Sam'l  Orr,  of  Jamestown,  and  Jno.  Miller,  W.  W.  Flagg 
and  R.  B.  Stark,  of  Central  City,  Colorado. 


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It  has  for  developments  two  shafts,  fifty  and  twenty-five 
feet  deep  respectively,  and  a  drift  thirty  feet  in  length  has 
been  run  from  the  bottom  of  the  twenty-five  foot  shaft.  It 
has  a  crevice  averaging  two  feet  in  width,  showing  in  all  the 
working,  with  a  pay  vein  of  about  ten  inches. 

The  average  value  of  first-class  ore  shipments  has  been 
222  ounces  gold  and  eight  ounces  silver  per  ton,  but  sales 
have  been  made  which  ran  as  high  as  ;^4.oo  pei;  pound. 
The  second  class  ore  averaged  ;^ioo.oo  per  ton.  There  is 
a  large  amount  of  concentrating  ore  piled  up  on  the  dump 
for  future  shipment. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  tellurium  and  free  gold. 


THE  Rt)MANCE  LODE 

Is  situated  near  the  head  of  one  of  the  main  branches 
of  Central  Gulch,  and  about  one  half  mile  north  of  the  cel- 
ebrated Golden  Age  Mine.  The  character  of  the  ore  is  free 
gold.  This  property  has  furnished  some  of  the  rarest  spec- 
imens of  native  gold  taken  from  the  ground  in  Colorado. 

It  is  owned  by  Cyrus  Taylor,  of  Springdale,  and  has 
been  developed  by  a  main  shaft  about  eighty  feet  in  depth, 
which  shows  a  pay  streak  proper  varying  from  one  and  a 
half  to  three  feet  wide.  The  crevice  is  well  defined,  aver- 
aging four  feet  and  confined  between  good  walls.  This  is 
what  is  known  among  prospectors  as  a  blind  lode,  i.  e.,  not 
traceable  on  the  surface.  Dirt  was  panned  from  the  surface 
worth  as  high  as  ^loo.oo  to  the  pan. 


THE  RIP  VAN  DAM  LODE 
Is  owned  by  F.  L.  Higby,  of  Longmont,  W.  R.  Lafour- 
cade,  of  Philadelphia,  and  Britton  A.  Hill,  of  St.  Louis,  and 
is  situated  in  Castle  Gulch  near  Springdale.  It  has  for  de- 
velopments one  open  surface  cut  forty  feet  in  length,  and 
two  shafts,  one  fifty-five  feet  in  depth,  the  other  thirty  feet 
in  depth.     The  crevice  varies  from  four  to  five  feet  in  width, 


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carrying  a  pay  streak  varying  from  one  to  three  feet  wide. 
Assays  from  this  property  have  been  had  as  high  as 
^106,000.00.  Second  class  ore  shipped  to  Boulder  brought 
net  per  ton  11296.48.  One  hundred  and  fifty-four  pounds  of 
dump  gave  returns  of  two  ounces  gold  and  four  and  two- 
tenths  ounces  silver,  the  first  class  ore  bringing  as  high  as 
;^6.oo  per  pound. 

THE  RELIANCE  AND  EDDISON. 

These  properties  are  owned  by  Messrs.  Barclay,  San- 
ders, and  J.  M.  Taylor,  of  Left  Hand,  and  are  situated  on 
the  divide  between  Left  hand  Canon  and  James  Creek  on 
the  southern  slope  and  about  three  tho\isand  feet  from  Left 
Hand  Creek.  ^ 

The  Reliance  has  for  development  a  tunnel  on  the  vein 
105  feet.  It  shows  a  crevice  four  feet  in  width  with  a  pay 
streak  of  twelve  inches  from  which  runs  have  been  had  of 
from  ;^68.o6  to  ^168.00  per  ton  in  silver  and  gold.  Three 
feet  of  the  crevice  contains  good  concentrating  ore  which 
samples  ^20  per  ton.  The  character  of  the  ore  is  grey 
copper. 

The  Eddison  is  a  parallel  lode  with  the  Reliance  and 
shows  a  crevice  of  three  feet  in  width  in  the  shaft,  which  is 
thirty-five  feet  in  depth.  Ore  from  this  working  has  given 
returns  of  from  $2$  to  $$4  per  ton.  At  the  upper  end  of 
this  claim  an  open  cut  has  been  made  showing  a  pay  streak 
varying  from  two  to  four.inches  in  width  which  gives  returns 
of  from  ;^ioo  to  ;^i  10  per  ton. 


THE  SONG  BIRD  COMBINATION 
Consists  of  the  Song  Bird,  Silver  Cord  and  Northern 
Light  lodes,  and  is  located  near  Left  Hand  Creek  on  the 
southern  slope  of  the  divide  between  Left  hand  and  Jim 
Creeks  and  is  owned  by  Frank  S.  Rearden,  Geo.  W.  Rear- 
den  and  Charles  W.  Rearden.     The  crevice  in  the  working 


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shows  a  width   of  some  fifteen   feet  without  finding  cither 
wall.     These  properties  were  lately  discovered. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  galena  and  carbonates  of 
lead  with  sulphurets.  It  has  been  developed  by  a  shaft 
now  forty  feet  in  depth.  The  pay  streak  proper  ranges 
two  and  a  half  to  four  feet  in  width.  The  ore  as  it  is  taken 
out  is  piled  on  the  dump  for  future  shipment,  assays  from 
different  parts  of  the  streak  showing  it  to  range  from 
twenty  and  four-tenths  ounces  to  one  thousand  and  eleven 
ounces  in  silver. 


THE  "S.  B."  LODE. 

Is  situated  one  half-mile  from  Jamestown,  and  is  owned 
by  F.  C.  Walrod,  T.  J.  Lafferty  and  J.  W.  Virden,  of  James- 
town. 

The  developments  consist  of  a  shaft  forty  feet  in  depth 
and  a  short  cross-cut  tunnel.  The  crevice  is  six  feet  in 
width  with  a  pay  streak  eighteen  inches  wide  of  free  gold 
ore  with  pyrites  of  iron,  milling  from  three  to  twelve  ounces 
gold  per  cord. 


THE  STANDARD  LODE 
Is  situated  in  Elkhorn  Gulch,  one  and  a  half  miles 
from  Springdale,  and  is  owned  by  J.  G.  Evans,  B.  D.  Peter 
and  Robert  Peter,  Jr.,  of  Springdale.  The  crevice  varies 
from  ten  to  eighteen  feet  between  walls,  the  vein  matter  be- 
ing greenstone  porphyry  containing  numerous  streaks  of 
quartz,  the  pay  streak  proper  varying  from  four  to  eighteen 
inches  in  width,  and  containing  gold,  galena,  indigo  copper, 
and  copper  and  iron  pyrites,  with  some  zinc.  The  amount 
of  developments  consist  of  one  shaft  thirty  feet  deep,  and 
three  cuts  and  tunnels  respectively  lOO,  90  and  170  feet 
on  the  vein.  Returns  have  been  had  varying  from  $2Q  to 
^396  per  ton  in  gold. 


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THE  SYDNEY  GROUP 

Consists  of  the  Sydney,  Last  Stake  and  Hercules 
lodes,  situated  a  short  distance  from  Springdale,  and  are 
owned  by  Messrs.  Thos.  H.  Noland,  O.  N.  Hecknian  and 
Chas.  V.  Clark,  of  Jamestown.  The  Sydney  has  been  de- 
veloped by  a  tunnel  that  has  been  run  thirty- two  feet  on 
vein,  and  by  several  surface  openings  to  prove  up  the  ter- 
ritory, showing  a  very  large  crevice  with  mineral  at  the 
surface  for  over  700  feet,  assaying  as  high  as  387  ounces 
silver.     The  character  of  the  ore  is  fine  galena. 

The  Lost  Stake  has  the  same  character  of  ore  as  the 
Sydney,  and  has  been  developed  with  a  shaft  thirty  feet  in 
depth  and  a  ten  foot  adit. 

The  Hercules  is  a  telluride  \  ui  with  a  crevice  of  about 
six  feet  and  a  pay  streak  of  some  two  feet  in  width  of  fine 
concentrating  ore,  the  concentrates  bringing  ^300  per  ton. 
There  is  a  tunnel  some  forty  feet  in  length  on  the  vein,  and 
a  ten  foot  adit. 

THE  STANISLAUS. 
Is  situated  on  Big  Jim  Creek,  about  one  mile  and  a 
quarter  west  of  Jamestown,  and  is  owned  by  A.  and  J, 
Campbell,  of  Jamestown.  It  has  been  developed  by  one 
twenty  foot  shaft,  an  open  cut  on  vein,  and  a  cross-cut  tun- 
nel started.  .  The  pay  streak  is  about  four  feet  in  width  at 
bottom  of  shaft,  the  crevice  being  very  large.  The  charac- 
ter of  the  ore  is  galena,  carrying  copper  and  iron.  The 
whole  pay  streak  will  range  from  ^30  to  ;^40  per  ton,  while 
selected  pieces  ran  at  the  rate  of  ;^348  with  about  fifteen 
per  cent  of  copper. 


THE  SILVER  QUEEN 
Is  located  one  mile  west  of  Jamestown  on  Little  Jim 
Creek,  and  is  owned  by  G.  B.  Stanley,  L.  T.  House  and  A. 
J.  McCorkle,  of  Jamestown. 


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The  character  of  the  ore  is  galena  with  iron.  This 
property  was  lately  discovered  and  has  been  developed  only 
by  an  open  cut  on  vein  and  by  sinking  nine  feet.  The 
crevice  averages  five  feet  in  width,  with  a  pay  streak  of 
about  eighteen  inches.  Assay  on  surface  ore  was  $iy.SO 
per  ton  silver,  and  has  increased  to  $^2  per  ton  in  silver 
and  gold  at  its  present  depth. 


THE  TEN-FORTY  LODE 
Is  situated  about  three  miles  west  of  Jamestown,  and 
is  owned  by  O.  F,  Whitford,  of  Jamestown,  and  Robert 
Simpson,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  The  developments  consist 
of  a  tunnel  run  on-the  vein  forty-eight  feet ;  the  crevice 
from  eight  to  twelve  feet  in  width,  with  pay  lying  in  chim- 
neys throughout  the  crevice. 

The  character  of  the  ore  is  grey  copper,  galena  and 
black  sulphurets,  carrying  silver.  The  returns  of  the  ore 
are  from  sixty-five  to  300  ounces  in  silver  per  ton.  YALE 


THE  TWIN  BLOSSOM  LODE 
Is  situated  in  Castle  Gulch  near  Springdale,  and  is 
owned  by  L.  E.  Minor,  of  Springdale.  It  has  been  devel- 
oped by  one  shaft  sixty  feet  in  depth;  and  by  two  ten  foot 
shaft3.  The  crevice  varies  from  five  to  six  feet  in  depth, 
with  a  pay  streak  varying  from  two  to  twelve  inches  in 
width.  There  have  been  shipments  made  bringing  in  the 
neighborhood  of  ;^2,ooo.  The  first-class  ore  is  very  rich, 
running  as  high  as  $g  per  pound,  being  of  that  character  of 
tellurium  known  as  haggazite. 


THE  VOLENS  LODE 

Is  situated  on  the  mountain  just  north  of  Jamestown, 

and  is  being  operated  by  Messrs.  Mills,  Carter  &  Co.,  of 

Denver.     The  developments  consist  of  a  shaft  fifty  feet  in 

depth,  with    several  surface   openings,  showing  a   crevice 


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averaging  four  feet  in  width,  with  a  pay  streak  of  about 
twelve  inches  of  free  gold  ore,  some  of  it  being  very  rich. 
Returns  from  an  arastra  have  given  seven  ounces  gold  per 
ton  for  the  entire  streak. 


THE  WEALTH  GROUP 

Consists  of  the  Equator,  Forrest,  Wealth  and  Pewabic 
lodes,  and  was  discovered  and  located  by  Frank  Walrod 
and  B.  G.  Strock,  of  Jamestown.  The  first  two  have  no 
developments  except  assessment  work,  but  show  large 
bodies  of  low  grade  ore.  The  Wealth  is  opened  by  a 
cross-cut  tunnel  at  a  depth  of  twenty-five  feet,  with  thirty 
feet  of  drifting  on  the  vein,  showing  a  trevice  of  six  feet  in 
width  with  a  pay  streak  of  ten  inches,  carrying  free  gold, 
tellurium  and  also  grey  copper,  from  which  tests  have  been 
made  which  gave  returns  ranging  from  $200  to  ^2,000 
per  ton. 

The  Pewabic  is  opened  by  a  tunnel  of  125  feet  on  the 
vein,  showing  a  crevice  of  eight  feet  between  walls.  On 
the  hanging  wall  the  streak  varies  from  eight  inches  to  two 
feet  in  width,  the  ore  from  which  runs  from  ;^30  to  ;^6o  per 
ton ;  the  remainder  of  the  crevice  carries  :jtreaks  which 
mill  from  ;^  100  to  ;^3,6oo  per  ton. 


THE  WARRIOR  LODE 
Is  situated  one  half  mile  northeast  of  Jamestown,  near 
the  Golden  Age  road,  and  is  owned  by  D.  Pike,  of  James- 
town. The  developments  consist  of  two  shafts,  one  fifty 
feet,,  the  other  fourteen  feet  in  depth.  It  is  a  free  gold 
quartz  vein,  lying  between  porphyry  and  black  granite 
walls,  the  crevice  varying  from  four  to  six  feet  in  width,  it 
being  ordinarily  all  pay,  the  pay  streak  proper  being  about 
two  feet  in  width.  The  first-class  ore  has  yielded  as  high 
as  twenty-two  ounces  gold  per  ton,  while  the  whole  body 
of  ore  runs  about  $$0  per  cord,  and  is  free  milling. 


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THE  WONDER  LODE 

Is  situated  close  to  the  Orlando,  on  Golden  Age  hill, 
and  is  owned  by  the  Gold  Deposit  Company,  of  Philadel- 
phia, of  which  Julius  Hirshfield  is  President  and  George 
DuBois  Superintendent. 

It  is  developed  by  a  shaft  twenty-five  feet  in  depth, 
with  a  drift  twenty-seven  feet  long,  and  shows  a  pay  streak 
of  nearly  two  feet,  which  gives  returns  af  follows : 

First-class $156.00  per  ton. 

Second-class 5 1-  50        " 


THE  WILD  CAT  LODE 
Is  owned  by  A.  -Clawson,  of  Springdale,  G.  W.  Rear- 
den,  of  Jamestown,  and  others.  It  is  situated  on  James 
Creek  about  three  miles  west  of  Jamestown,  and  is  a  new 
discovery.  The  character  of  the  ore  is  telluride,  carrying 
gold  and  silver.  The  crevice  varies  from  four  to  five  feet  in 
width,  with  a  pay  streak  of  about  two  feet.  First-class  ore 
from  the  surface  workings  runs  $2y\  per  ton,  the  second- 
class  averaging  from  ;$45  to  $60  per  ton.  At  present  the 
shaft  is  but  twelve  feet  deep. 


THE  POTOSI  LODE 
Is  situated  on  the  divide  between  Jamestown  and  Left 
Hand  Creek,  on  the  Bondholder  Mountain,  between  the 
celebrated  Mountain  Chief  and  Bondholder  mines.  It  was 
discovered  by  Jas.  Hayes  and  son  in  January,  this  year.  It 
has  been  opened  by  a  shaft  twenty  feet  deep  in  the  center  of 
territory,  and  by  a  tunnel  some  forty  feet  in  length,  which 
at  the  present  time  is  being  rapidly  pushed.  The  character 
of  the  ore  is  tellurium  and  rusty  gold.  Since  the  discovery 
the  locators  have  parted  with  their  interest  to  Joseph  Mul- 
hall,  Jr.,  of  Denver,  and  to  A.  J.  McCorkle,  of  Jamestown. 
The  crevice  is  four  feet  in  width,  with  a  pay  streak  of  eight 
inches  to  a  foot  in   width   between  well  defined  foot  and 


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hanging  walls.  The  ore  as  it  is  taken  out  is  piled  up  on 
the  dump  for  future  shipment.  From  assays  made  by  E. 
E,  Burlingame  in  Denver,  the  following  results  were  had, 
marked  as  follows,  viz  : 

Gangue. . .  .2.68  ozs.  gold  ;   1,06  ozs.  silver.     Value  $54.76  per  ton. 
Ft.  Wall.  ..1,60         "  2.10         *'  "       34-31       " 

II.  Wall... 8. 12         "  2.08         "  "     164.68       " 

And  from  large  sample  : 

Gold 7.24  ounces.     Value $144.80  per  ton. 

Silver .2.42       "  "       2.66       " 

$147.46 


THE  LITTLE  ALICE  MINE 
Is  situated  on  the  southern  slope  gf  the  divide  between 
Tim  and  Left  Hand  Creeks,  near  L^.*"^Hand  Creek,  and  is 
owned  by  the  Merchants'  and  Miners'  Tunnel  Company,  of 
Colorado,  of  which  Mr.  J.  Jay  Joslin  is  President  and  Mr. 
A.  B.  Ingols  is  Treasurer,  with  office  in  Denver.  The  de- 
velopments consist  of  one  .shaft  175  feet  deep  and  135  feet 
of  levels.  .The  crevice  is  twelve  feet  in  width,  the  ore  carry- 
ing free  gold  and  tellurium,  besides  running  high  in  silver. 
A  number  of  shipments  have  been  made  which  gave  as 
high  as  i^ 1 5,756.56  per  ton  for  first-class,  while  the  second- 
class  varied  from  ;^ioo  to  ;^5  17.88  per  ton. 


THE  FAIRBANKS  GROUP 
Consists  of  eight  full  lodes,  viz  :  Fairbanks,  Clara  Mc, 
St.  Johns,  Little  Jack,  Katie  K,  EUaton,  Old  Tycoon  and 
H.  Charles  lodes,  and  are  owned  by  the  Fairbanks  Gold 
and  Silver  Mining  Company,  with  their  principal  offices  at 
284  Fifteenth  Street,  Denver;  H.  Charles  Ulman,  President; 
E.  A.  Ulman,  Treasurer,  and  P>ed.  T.  Baker  Secretary, 
These  properties  are  situated  at  Jamestown,  Central  Mining 
District,  Boulder  County. 

The  developments  consist  of  a  shaft  on  the  Clara  Mc. 
and  Ellaton  lodges,  fifty  feet  in  depth,  cribbed  to  the  bot- 


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torn,  with  ladder  way  partitioned  off,  with  shaft  house, 
blacksmith's  shop,  sorting  bench  and  ore  bin.  The  veins 
cross  in  the  shaft,  both  being  strong  and  well  defined,  car- 
rying sulphuret  and  galena  ores. 

The  Old  Tycoon  lode  is  a  large  and  promising  vein, 
running  nearly  at  right  angles  with  the  Clara  Mc;  has  a 
shaft  sunk  twenty-three  feet  in  depth. 

The  Fairbanks  lode  is  a  strong,  well  defined  vein,  with 
a  shaft  on  it  twenty-two  feet  deep. 

The  Katie  K.  shaft  is  twenty-eight  feet  deep  on  the 
vein,  showing  a  large  body  of  ore  of  the  same  character  as 
the  Old  Tycoon. 

The  St.  John  has,  a  shaft  twenty-four  feet  deep,  and  the 
vein  is  cut  in  the  tun;  et  which  crosses  the  lower  end  of  the 
claim. 

The  Little  Jack  tunnel  is  being  driven"  on  the  lode,  is 
now  in  150  feet,  well  timbered,  and  will  cut  six  of  the  eight 
lodes,  at  depths  varying  from  150  to  200  feet,  by  driving 
300  feet  further.  The  lode  is  a  strong,  well  defined  true 
fissure,  three  feet  between  walls  in  the  breast  of  the  tunnel, 
carrying  lead  and  copper  ore,  though  it  is  not  yet  into  solid 
formation. 

On  the  H.  Charles  lode  the  shaft  is  thirty  feet  deep, 
cribbed,  with  shaft  house  over  it,  the  crevice  being  about 
four  feet  wide  at  a  depth  of  thirty  feet. 

At  a  depth  of  twenty-six  feet  a  cross  vein  was  cut  in 
this  lode,  carrying  sixteen  inches  of  tellurium  ore,  which, 
at  the  depth  of  thirty  feet,  has  widened  out  to  twenty-four 
inches.  One  sample  of  this  ore,  not  showing  a  particle  of 
free  gold,  assayed  ;^I3,'2 13.63  to  the  ton;  two  pounds  cut  all 
the  way  across  the  streak  assayed  ;^io,7io.37  to  the  ton;  a 
mill  run  of  this  produced  ;^440  per  ton. 


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